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Article #621458Re: Old word processors
From: Carlos E.R.
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:23
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:23
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On 2018-03-19 19:35, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote: > On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:46:46 -0500 > Dave Garland <dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote: > >> WordPerfect was very popular with >> business in the US, in part due to their exceptionally good telephone >> support and aftermarket add-ons for the medical and legal professions. >> The F-key orientaton slowed me down, but I never used it for >> production typing. > > Wordperfect (5.1 anyway) was pretty good provided the keyboard had > function keys to the left in a block, it was a disaster with function keys > in a row over the top. There was a plastic or card with holes that would be placed on the keyboard around the function keys that facilitated usage a lot. Possibly there was a sample file with the layout, both for functions on the left or on the top. I made mine with paper. -- Cheers, Carlos.
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